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{{Short description|Indian Nagpuri-language writer}}
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| name = Praful Kumar Roy
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| birth_date = 8 February 1926
| birth_place = Pahar Bangru, [[Bharno block|Bharno]], [[Ranchi district]] (now [[Gumla district]]), [[British India]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|1991|02|07|1926|2|8}}
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| occupation = {{ubl|Government employee|Writer|Singer}}
| language = [[Nagpuri language|Nagpuri]]
| education = M.Com
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| notableworks = {{ubl|Son Jhair| Barkha|Barkha Bund| Nagpuri Kavi| Awsar ni mile bujhu| Kilkila}}
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| relatives = {{ubl|Pandey Ramkishor Roy (father)|Suchitrabala Devi (mother)}}
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'''Praful Kumar Roy''' was an Indian writer. He was one of the prominent writers of the [[Nagpuri language|Nagpuri]]-language in the modern period.<ref name="jagran">{{Cite news|url=https://www.jagran.com/jharkhand/ranchi-know-who-is-prafulla-kumar-prafulla-kumar-always-stand-for-nagpuri-language-22449728.html|title=जानें कौन हैं प्रफुल्ल कुमार...जिन्होंने नागपुरी भाषा के लिए अपना जीवन समर्पित किया|website=jagran|date=8 February 2022|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://laharnews.com/?p=7370|title=प्रफुल्ल कुमार राय की जयंती पर वक्ताओं ने कहा- संस्कृति की रक्षा के लिए मातृभाषा को सम्मान देना जरुरी|website=laharnews|date=8 February 2022|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> He had a prominent role in publication in the Nagpuri language and in the formation of ''Nagpuri Bhasha Parishad'' in 1960.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://ranchiexpress.com/category/education-career/--558898|title=जल्द ही नागपुरी कोर्स शुरू होगा : कुलपति|website=Ranchi express|date=9 February 2018|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref><ref name="Nagpuri Shist Sahitya"/>

==Life==
===Early life===
He was born on 8 February 1926 in Pahar Bangru village of [[Bharno block|Bharno]] in [[Ranchi district]] (now [[Gumla district]]). His father's name was Pandey Ramkishor Rai and mother's name was Suchitrabala Devi. He studied Bachelor of Commerce.<ref name="Nagpuri Shist Sahitya">{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.322091/2015.322091.Nagpuri-Sisth_djvu.txt|title=Nagpuri Shist Sahitya|publisher=archive.org|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>

===Career===
He started his career as a government employee in [[Central Coalfields]]. He was also a writer and singer. His writings are published in various magazines such as Ranchi Times and All India Radio. He wrote Son Jhair (collection of stories), Barkha, Barkha Bund, Nagpuri Kavi, Awsar ni mile bujhu and Kilkila.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://okworldguru.com/nagpuri-literature/|title=Nagpuri literature|website=okworldguru|date=19 July 2021|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref> He had a prominent role in the publication of writings in the Nagpuri language and in the formation of ''Nagpuri Bhasha Parishad'' in 1960.<ref name="Nagpuri Shist Sahitya"/><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://jharseva.in/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%80-%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%89%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%AD%E0%A4%B5-%E0%A4%94%E0%A4%B0-%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF/|title=Nagpuri Bhasa Kar Udabhav Aur Bikas|website=Jharseva|access-date=14 October 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1929 births]]
[[Category:1991 deaths]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian writers]]
[[Category:Nagpuri-language writers]]
[[Category:People from Ranchi district]]
[[Category:Nagpuria people]]

Praful Kumar Rai - Revision history

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